Researchers in London and Bristol have found that men are particularly likely to yield to depression if their partners are also depressed.
The finding highlights the importance of paying attention to the partners of depressed mothers, as young children themselves are vulnerable (容易受傷的) to social problems if both parents are depressed.
Researchers in London and at the University of Bristol launched their study to investigate whether family structure affects the likelihood of depression in men around the time their child is born. They looked at men from traditional families, men with children from a previous relationship, men whose partners had children by a former partner, and men who were not living with their partners.
All 7,108 participants filled out a questionnaire on depression, and answered questions about their age, education level and employment status. Details about the quality of their relationships with their partners, networks of friends and previous life events were also recorded.
About 3.5 percent of the men and 13 percent of their partners suffered depression around the time their child was born. While men in stepfamilies or who were not living with their partners were twice as likely to get depressed as those in traditional families, this could be explained by other factors that are more common in nontraditional families, such as poor education and relationship conflicts.
Even allowing for all these factors, however, the partners of women who were suffering from prenatal (圍產(chǎn)期的) depression were significantly more likely to become depressed themselves, the researchers report in an American journal. Ten percent of women who were depressed had depressed partners. For the healthy women, the figure was only 2.6 percent.
Previous research suggests that families with two depressed parents may need special attention. A researcher in Atlanta has found that primary school children with two troubled parents have difficulty relating to their peers. “It’s extremely important to look at the whole family.” she says.
小題1:What can we conclude from the first two paragraphs of this passage?
A．Men often beat their children.
B．Depressed women often have depressed partners.
C．All young children are vulnerable to social problems.
D．Women with children often have depressed partners.
小題2:Why did researchers in London and Bristol carry out such an investigation?
A．To see what kind of family environment is ideal for children to grow up in.
B．To study whether family structure affects depression in men when their child is born.
C．To investigate why so many men get depressed when a child is born.
D．To see whether it is true that behind every depressed man there is a depressed woman.
小題3:What kind of men is least likely to get depressed when their child was born?
A．Men in stepfamilies.
B．Men who were not living with their partners.
C．Men in traditional families.
D．Men in nontraditional families.
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Ten percent of women who were depressed had depressed partners.
B．2.6 percent of healthy women were depressed.
C．Special attention should be paid to families in which both the father and the mother were depressed.
D．Primary school children whose parents were both depressed couldn’t get along well withtheir peers.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查，目的是想弄清是否孩子出生的時(shí)候，家里的壓抑的情緒會(huì)影響男性，結(jié)果表明傳統(tǒng)的家庭中男子不太會(huì)抑郁，壓抑的女性往往有壓抑的伴侶。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Researchers in London and Bristol have found that men are particularly likely to yield to depression if their partners are also depressed.可知壓抑的女性往往有壓抑的伴侶。選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Researchers in London and at the University of Bristol launched their study to investigate whether family structure affects the likelihood of depression in men around the time their child is born.可知這個(gè)調(diào)查是想弄清是否孩子出生的時(shí)候，家里的壓抑的情緒會(huì)影響男性，選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：While men in stepfamilies or who were not living with their partners were twice as likely to get depressed as those in traditional families, 可知當(dāng)孩子出生的時(shí)候在傳統(tǒng)的家庭中男子不太會(huì)抑郁，選C
小題4:推理題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Ten percent of women who were depressed had depressed partners. For the healthy women, the figure was only 2.6 percent.可知抑郁的女性有10%都有抑郁的伴侶，而健康的女性有2.6%有抑郁的伴侶。所以B的表達(dá)是錯(cuò)的。
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